Hostage

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Summary: My class LOVED this book
Review: Let me first say that I've had this book in my classroom library for a little over a month and nearly half the class has not only read it, but loved it. With this in mind, I decided to read it myself to see what the buzz in the classroom was about.

As I first started reading this book, I was rather confused as to why the class enjoyed it so much. To me, the book was pretty boring as Willo Davis Roberts develops her characters. I expected a faster pace from a book entitled "Hostage." However, the pace quickens signifigantly when Kaci actually becomes a hostage. It is at this point the tempo picks up and the book becomes very exciting. Roberts does an excellent job of developing the rising action and I've often found that when the rising action is so good, the climax lacks in excitement. This is not the case with "Hostage" however as the climax lives up to its definition as the most exciting part of the book.

While this book is generally very good, I do have two minor complaints (aside from the slow beginning). First, I found two typos in this book. While that may not be a major problem, it does bother me when a professional company and a professional editor allow two typos to escape them in one book. Second, I'm finding a disturbing trend, especially in young adult and children's books, of plugging other books within the narritive. In "Hostage," Roberts plugs two other books. Trying to hock other books within the narritive is not only disappointing to see, it detracts from the story.

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Summary: Amazing Book!!
Review: This book was some amazing that i would recmend this book for all ages. This book is about a girl named Kaci. Kaci loved scary movies. She loved when the hairs all over her body stood stright. She loved adventures. .Kaci always wondered why nothing ever exciting happened to her. So Kaci wished for something exciting to happen to her. Kaci always thought that she would be ready for an adverture if one ever came along. But, she didn't know how stupid of an idea that was until one came along. Kaci had an allergy attack in school and had to go home and get her medicane (which was nasil spray). She had nocticed that her front door was unlocked and that there were big boxes in her house. Was something getting delivered she wondered? Anyway she went up into her bedroom to get the spray when she noticed that her lamp was missing. She checked in her sisters'but did not find it. But, when she went into her brothers' room she found that his radio was missing to. then all of a sudden Kaci heard vocies. when she perred downstaries she couldn't believe her eyes. She had saw buglars. They wer talking about the stuff that they were going to take. They were talking about taking the piano. So one of the buglars went upstairs to get cloths to cover up the piano (so it would not get scratched). Kaci had thought the buglar had went downstairs, so she got out of her hiding place. but to her suprise he found her. when they were ready to leave they took her with her. What will happen to Kaci? Will she survive? Find out when ypu read this great book Hostage!!
Katie

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Summary: Hostage
Review: This is a story about a sixth grader named Kaci Drummond who's family is moving into a new neighborhood. The main reason she is moving is because her old neighborhood is dangerous and many families are being robbed. So the Drummonds move to Lofty Ceders and are just getting settled. Their new neighbor is a bit annoying and is always asking questions and being nosy. Kaci doesn't like her at all. Anyway, one day, Kaci gets her allergies in the middle of school, forcing her to go home to get her nasal spray. But when she enters the house after a long chat with the nosy neighbor next door, she finds herself in a lot of trouble she never bargained for.